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New DCS chief promises changes
Bring the department into compliance with the federal Brian A. class-action lawsuit. • Contract with nonprofit agencies that could help improve department's efficiency. • Hire new deputy commissioners to oversee key programs such as juvenile justice
Updated: 03/09/2011 09:14A
Emergency Financial Manager bill on the verge of passage
Critics argue that the deep cuts in school funding and revenue sharing proposed by Snyder and Republican legislators could push many cities over the brink into bankruptcy, dramatically increasing the number of cities under the control of
Updated: 03/09/2011 09:14A
Attorneys Threaten Lawsuit for Syphillis Experiments Settlement
Lawyers said in a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder that the lawsuit, which could become a class-action, will be filed in federal court in Washington unless President Barack Obama's administration responds positively to the settlement offer by
Updated: 03/09/2011 09:13A
European gravure shake-up continues
The European printing industry is in turmoil after the financial failure of one of its biggest names Schlott and Dutch print powerhouse Circle Printers put its French operations into Chapter 11-style bankruptcy
Updated: 03/09/2011 09:13A
Dynegy may face bankruptcy filing this year
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Shares of Dynegy Inc. slid about 8% in premarket trade Wednesday after the company said it may be forced to file for bankruptcy this year as it faces debt payments and low prices for the electricity
Updated: 03/09/2011 09:11A
Thomson report
If you've been bragging about the giant check you've got coming, you've got only yourself to blame: Now your friends, relatives, or kids are looking for a loan. Before it's too late, start telling everyone you made a math error and rather than getting
Updated: 03/09/2011 09:11A
Cop convicted on assault charge will now face a civil lawsuit
By Cheryl Wierda - Kelowna Capital News The Kelowna RCMP officer found guilty of assault Friday for punching a pregnant woman in the face is also facing a lawsuit from his victim. In a recently filed notice of civil claim, Crystal Young alleged Const.
Updated: 03/09/2011 09:11A
Second merger of lists
Victorian Bar Council chairman Mark Moshinsky, SC, says the bar has been approached by aspiring clerks who have proposed new business models. The council is ''supportive, receptive, of that'', he says, so it has launched a review of the clerking system
Updated: 03/09/2011 09:11A
Second merger of lists
Victorian Bar Council chairman Mark Moshinsky, SC, says the bar has been approached by aspiring clerks who have proposed new business models. The council is ''supportive, receptive, of that'', he says, so it has launched a review of the clerking system
Updated: 03/09/2011 09:11A
Moving towards a modern bar
Moshinsky, whose single-year tenure as chairman began in December, believes the clear message from the Chief Justice is to get on the front foot and modernise, to build better networks to the business community - not just the legal community - and to
Updated: 03/09/2011 09:11A
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